Peter Horton
Peter Horton | |
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Born | Bellevue, Washington,U.S. | August 20, 1953
Education | University of California, Santa Barbara(BA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1964–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Peter Horton(born August 20, 1953) is an Americanactoranddirector.He played Professor Gary Shepherd on the television seriesThirtysomethingfrom 1987 until 1991.
Early life and education
[edit]Horton was born inBellevue, Washington,to a father who worked in the shipping business.[citation needed]He attendedRedwood High SchoolinMarin County, California,andPrincipia CollegeinIllinois.[1]He later attendedUniversity of California, Santa Barbara,where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition.[2]
Career
[edit]During his run onThirtysomething,Peoplemagazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People." Horton acted in television shows includingSt. Elsewhere,The White Shadow,Dallas,Eight Is Enough,In TreatmentandThe Geena Davis Show,played the lead in the short-lived seriesBrimstone,and played Crane McFadden in the one-season series (1982–1983)Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.He played Jacob in the 1982 feature filmSplit Image,Father Mahoney in the 1986 feature filmWhere the River Runs Black,Roy Fox in the 1996 filmTwo Days in the Valley,and played Burt in the 1984Stephen KingmovieChildren of the Corn.He had a minor role inCameron Crowe'sSeattleromantic comedy,Singles.He played Harry Landers in the "Hospital" skit fromAmazon Women on the Moonopposite wifeMichelle Pfeiffer,whom he had previously directed in theABC Afterschool SpecialOne Too Manyin 1985. Horton also appeared in the 1997TV movieversion of theJon KrakauerbookInto Thin Air: Death on Everest,playingScott Fischer,the leader ofthe disastrous 1996 climbonMount Everest.He was also in the movieSideout(1990) as Zach Barnes, a down-and-out ex-volleyball champ. As a director he has worked on several television series includingThe Shield,Thirtysomething,The Wonder Years,Once and Again,and directed the pilot forGrey's Anatomyas well as pilots forClass of '96,Birdland,Dirty Sexy Money,The PhilanthropistandReconstruction.He directed the 1990 film for televisionExtreme Close-Upas well as the 1995 feature filmThe Cure.As a producer, he producedReconstruction(which he co-created),Lone Star,The Philanthropist,The Body Politic(which he also co-created),Grey's Anatomy,Six DegreesandMurder Live(for which he wrote the story).
He appeared inWho Killed the Electric Car?and is on the board of directors of the Environmental Alliance.[3]
As of 2010 Horton is an executive producer and director ofGrey's AnatomyonABC,and produced and directedNBC'sThe Philanthropist.In 2015, he signed a deal with Universal TV.[4]His production company is Pico Creek Productions.[5]Horton co-created the 2015 seriesAmerican Odyssey.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In the late 1970s, Horton dated actressValerie Harper.[7]Horton has been married twice. His first marriage was toMichelle Pfeiffer,whom he met inMilton Katselas's acting class.[8]The couple married in 1981. Of their relationship, Pfeiffer reflected, "I broke one of my own Ten Commandments never to date an actor, especially one you study with. Then I married one!"[9]The couple divorced in 1988. The divorce was amicable, with Horton saying both his and Pfeiffer's devotion to their careers affected the marriage.[10]
He has been married to Nicole Deputron since 1995 and the couple have two children.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Serial | Cult Member 4 | |
1980 | Fade to Black | Joey | |
1982 | Split Image | Jacob | |
1984 | Children of the Corn | Burt | |
1986 | Where the River Runs Black | Father Mahoney | |
1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Harry Landers | |
1990 | Side Out | Zack Barnes | |
1992 | Singles | Jamie | |
1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Patrick | |
1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Roy Foxx | |
1997 | The End of Violence | Brian | |
1998 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | Dr. Donald Hayden | |
2004 | The Dust Factory | Lionel | |
2005 | Happy Endings | Ted the Urologist | Uncredited |
2005 | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | Peter Horton | |
2018 | Family | Charlie |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The White Shadow | Raymond Collins | Episode: "One of the Boys" |
1979 | Kaz | Ron | Episode: "Trouble on the South Side" |
1979 | Dallas | Wayne | 2 episodes |
1979 | The Runaways | Sam Barnard | Episode: "Throwaway Child" |
1979 | She's Dressed to Kill | Tony Smith | Television film |
1979 | Eight Is Enough | Marty / Eric | 2 episodes |
1981 | Miracle on Ice | Jack O'Callahan | Television film |
1981 | Freedom | Bill | |
1981 | Flamingo Road | Scott | Episode: "The Victim" |
1982–1983 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Crane McFadden | 22 episodes |
1983 | St. Elsewhere | Barry Dorn | Episode: "Lust Et Veritas" |
1983 | Choices of the Heart | Doug | Television film |
1983 | Sawyer and Finn | Tom Sawyer | |
1987–1991 | Thirtysomething | Gary Shepherd | 85 episodes |
1993 | Class of '96 | Professor Hartman | Episode: "Pilot" |
1994 | Children of the Dark | Jim Harrison | Television film |
1994 | The Gift | Joe | |
1996 | Death Benefit | Steven Keeney | |
1996 | Crazy Horse | George Armstrong Custer | |
1997 | Murder Live! | Lt. Clay Maloney | |
1997 | Gun | Jack Keyes | Episode: "Columbus Day" |
1997 | Into Thin Air: Death on Everest | Scott Fischer | Television film |
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Documentary Director | Episode: "We Have Cleared the Tower" |
1998–1999 | Brimstone | Ezekiel Stone | 13 episodes |
2000–2001 | The Geena Davis Show | Max Ryan | 22 episodes |
2003 | Karen Sisco | Ray Nicolette | Episode: "The One That Got Away" |
2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Dr. Michael Welles | Television film |
2003, 2004 | Line of Fire | Nick Brustin | 2 episodes |
2004 | While I Was Gone | Eli Mayhew | Television film |
2004 | LAX | Alex | Episode: "Abduction" |
2007 | Six Degrees | Guy at Lunar Eclipse | Episode: "A Simple Twist of Fate" |
2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Warren Salter | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" |
2008 | In Treatment | Zack | Episode: "Sophie: Week Nine" |
2010 | Life Unexpected | Grant Cassidy | Episode: "Father Unfigured" |
2012 | CSI: NY | Cade Conover | Episode: "2,918 Miles" |
2018 | New Amsterdam | Cardiologist | Episode: "Pilot" |
References
[edit]- ^"Peter Horton Biography - Yahoo! Movies".Movies.yahoo.com.RetrievedJuly 6,2013.
- ^McKerrow, Steve (April 21, 1995)."Director Peter Horton pays one last visit to childhood in 'The Cure' One for the Boys".The Baltimore Sun.RetrievedOctober 26,2021.
- ^"Homepage 2020".Youth Environmental Alliance--YeaFrog.org.Archived fromthe originalon September 3, 2005.
- ^Wagmeister, Elizabeth (September 18, 2015)."Universal TV Extends First-Look Deal with Peter Horton".Variety.RetrievedJanuary 9,2021.
- ^Otterson, Joe (January 13, 2018)."NBC Orders Bellevue Hospital Drama to Pilot".Variety.RetrievedOctober 20,2020.
- ^"'American Odyssey': Three Ordinary People, One Thrill-Filled Plot ".NPR.org.RetrievedApril 25,2022.
- ^Actress Valerie Harper and actor Peter Horton attend the Seventh Annual American Film Institute (AFI) Lifetime Achievement Award Salute to Alfred Hitchcock on March 7, 1979 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California..Getty Images
- ^D. Thompson,Pfeiffer: Beyond the Age of Innocence,London, Warner Books, 1995, p. 45.
- ^Thompson,Pfeiffer,p. 47.
- ^Thompson,Pfeiffer,pp. 92-3.